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EPPP PSYCHOLOGY LICENSING EXAM 2024-2025
COMPLETE 200 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) GRADED A+
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
- A patient whose corpus callosum has been severed is presented with an object in her
left visual field. Most likely she will be able to:
• 1. pick out the object with her right hand.• 2. identify the object by name.• 3. name the object and pick it out with her left hand.• 4. pick out the object with her left hand. - Correct Answer - 4. pick out the object with her left hand.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
- Which of the following best predicts which job category one will enter?
• 1. Family's SES.• 2. Father's profession.• 3. Educational level.• 4. Vocational aspiration. - Correct Answer - 4. Vocational aspiration.
ETHICAL/LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
- According to APA's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2002),
fees should be openly discussed and mutually agreed upon:
• 1. as early as feasible.• 2. at the time that the first session is scheduled. 1 / 4
pg. 2 • 3. before the end of the first session.• 4. before the first payment is made. - Correct Answer - 1. as early as feasible.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
- When using a predictor test for hiring decisions, a psychologist involved in the hiring
- Correct Answer - 2. reduce the number of unsuccessful employees who are hired
process for a company would be most likely to increase the predictor cutoff in order to: • 1. increase the number of successful employees who are hired based on the test.• 2. reduce the number of unsuccessful employees who are hired based on the test.• 3. increase the number of unsuccessful employees who are not hired based on the test.• 4. decrease the number of successful employees who are not hired based on the test.
based on the test.
SOCIAL AND MULTICULTURAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
- A person who believes that people who are white are superior to blacks is in which
stage of Helms's model of white racial identity development?• 1. Reintegration.• 2. Immersion.• 3. Pseudo-independence.• 4. Disintegration. - Correct Answer - 1. Reintegration.
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
- When would the administration of Ritalin to a child with ADHD be contraindicated?
• 1. If tics are present.• 2. If the child has a learning disorder.• 3. If the child has conduct problems.• 4. If the child has comorbid depression. - Correct Answer - 1. If tics are present.
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- Dr. Z. is referred a patient by a managed care company for a brief evaluation. Due to
contract constraints, the patient is referred out for treatment after the evaluation. The treating therapist meets with Dr. Z. and pays Dr. Z. a fee. In this case, the fee is: • 1. unethical, because fees should not be based on referrals.• 2. ethical, as long as this is a one-time arrangement.• 3. ethical, as long as the fee is based on the consultation.• 4. ethical, because the psychologist performed the evaluation. - Correct Answer - 3.ethical, as long as the fee is based on the consultation.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
- A 16-year-old boy has recently begun to exhibit apathy, hypersexuality, poor
concentration and little need for sleep. The most likely diagnosis for him would be: • 1. borderline personality disorder.• 2. bipolar disorder.• 3. schizophrenia.• 4. ADHD. - Correct Answer - 2. bipolar disorder.
GROWTH AND LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
- When is the impact of poor nutrition most detrimental?
• 1. During infancy and early childhood.• 2. During adolescence.• 3. During old age.• 4. During the perinatal period. - Correct Answer - 4. During the perinatal period.
COGNITIVE-AFFECTIVE BASES OF BEHAVIOR
10. The benefits of flextime are thought to come from employees:
• 1. experiencing more freedom and control.• 2. being able to work fewer total hours each week.• 3. enjoying the benefits of a shorter work week and longer weekend. 3 / 4
pg. 4 • 4. feeling more responsibility and challenge on their jobs. - Correct Answer - 1.experiencing more freedom and control.
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
11. According to behaviorists, depression is the result of:
• 1. not enough reinforcement from the environment.• 2. too much punishment from the environment.• 3. maladaptive thinking.• 4. genetic predisposition. - Correct Answer - 1. not enough reinforcement from the environment.
TREATMENT, INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
12. To help a child overcome a phobia, you would most likely:
• 1. follow live or symbolic modeling with guided participation.• 2. follow live modeling with symbolic modeling.• 3. follow participant modeling with live modeling.• 4. use guided participation before live or symbolic modeling. - Correct Answer - 1.follow live or symbolic modeling with guided participation.
SOCIAL AND MULTICULTURAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
- Which of the following statements is true regarding communication in cultures
considered to be high-context?• 1. People focus more on how the message is communicated.• 2. Greater emphasis is placed on choosing the right words to express the message.• 3. People prefer to sit or stand close to the person they are talking to.• 4. People focus more on the content of the message. - Correct Answer - 1. People focus more on how the message is communicated.
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
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